Wisdom Wednesday

Work Out Your Salvation A condensed version of a Fathers of Mercy retreat

Practice and Live the Sacraments - Part IV

An encounter with Christ is necessary to work out our salvation.  Sacraments are the portal to grace and salvation and the Holy Eucharist is the way by which we encounter Christ.  However, we should be ready to encounter Christ anywhere at any moment. There is no such thing as a "white lie".  There are "scarlet sins", which are the hardest to erase from our souls.  Although our sins are forgiven, we still need to heal what has been damaged by practicing and living the sacraments.  Keep your eyes on Christ.  A sacrament is a meeting with the Lord, Jesus.  Sacraments are infinite in grace, but their graces are received according to the disposition of the recipient.  The sacraments were all instituted by Christ and they are powers that come from His Sacred Body.  Sacraments are the masterworks of God.  A sacrament is a sign of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church.  The love of the Trinity for us is perfect and ultimate.  Practice and live the sacraments.

The Sacred Liturgy is above all things the worship of the Divine Majesty.  Confirmation strengthens our ability to honor Him in the company of others.  The Holy Spirit perfects our spirit and conforms vice into love.  We have a responsibility to proclaim the Lord's part in our lives to others in order to bring them to Christ and give them the Good News.  It is impossible for a Christian not to spread the Good News to others.  The Holy Spirit transforms you sot hat your life in Christ flourishes.  We share in the Divinity of Christ as He humbled Himself to share in our humanity through the Eucharist.    The Christian life is one of actions, not of speeches or daydreams.  Preach the Gospel by your actions.  Our Faith demands public witness.  We must know the Faith in order to live and spread it.  Fallen away Catholic will only come home to the Church through the knowledge of its teachings.  Practicing and living the sacraments provides us with a clear conscience.  Praise God for the seven sacraments.  God became Man so that man could become life God.  When you possess peace everyday, you will be truly rich.  Have a clear conscience.  Work out your salvation.